Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-15
BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Services in the Churches sunday
Minister'S Relief -NOmen's
wOrk-NeXt Meeting.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.


wOrk-Next Meeting.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
LYNcHBURG, VA, November l4.-The
services of the ministers in the pulpits
of the city yesterday seem to have been
highlyappreciatcd. Your reporter heard
Dr. c. c. Biting preach at the Baptist
church in the morning a sermon OF great
power to packed house, among whom
there were few dry eyes. In the after
noon the College Hill Baptist church
was packed and the installation services
Of the new pastor, Rev. c. G. Jones,
took place.
Rev. DR.. W. r. i. Smith. pastor Of
the First church, made an eloquent aud
tender address of welcome to the new
pastor in behalf of the Baptists of
Lynchburg. Rev. r. II. AGREE the late
pastor of the church, made an appro-
pirate and effective address of welcome
III behalf OF the church.
Mr.. Jones made modest and very
appropriate response.
DR.. Andrew Broaddus in his address
to the new pastor, and DR.. w. +. Hatch
or in his address to the church were ia
their happiest vein. and the whole oc-
casion was one of deep interest.
At night Dr. j. l.. Burrows preached
to crowded house at the Baptist
church one of his best sermons, fresh.
vigorous, and tender.
DIR. L. q. Jones. Dr. George Cooper,
DR.. Dunaway, DR.. J. Il. Howison, Dr.
A. b. Woodtin, Dr. A. S. Goodwin DR..
Pollard, DIR. Landrum, and others
preached to the great ediiication Of large
CONGREGATIONS. and a fine impression
seems to have been made on the COM
munity. The devotional exercises TINS
morning were led by Rev. A. ). Chap
man, and were very interesting.
MINISTER'S RELIEF.
A number of the delegates had gone
home Saturday, but the attendance tins
morning was still quite large. 1. ).
Starke, Esq, president OF the Commit
tee for Ministers Relief, read the re-
ports showing the work of the board
during the year. This committee has
secured invested fur is on which the in
come last year was $500, ana which will
yield $500 the coming year, the total
income for the year being 81, S33 So, OF
which 81. 100 was expended in relieving
needy preachers or the families OF de-
ceased ministers. and the balance IN
vested in Understanding funds.
DISCUSSION.
There was an earnest and somewhat
Drotracted discussion of the report. par
ticipated in by DR.. George Cooper,
DIR. c. II. Ryland, DR.. A. +. Owen,
Professor John Hart, Captain John Il.
Wright, Hon. Andrew Broaddus, I. ).
Starke, Esq, Dr. W. /. Hatcher, Pro
fessor c. l.. Cooke, +. T. Rice, Esq,
DIR. J. l.. Burrows, and Professor II. II.
Harris. The point OF discussion was as
to what proportion of the funds collected
should be permanently invested. The
whole question was referred back to the
committee. with instructions to consider
it and report to toe next meeting OF the
General Association.
FoRrIGS MISSIONS.
Rev. DR. A. +. Owen, corresponding
secretary of the Foreign Mission Board
for the State located at Norfolk, read
the report on the work OF the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention. located at Richmond. The
report gives details of the work OF the
board in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Africa,
and China. showing a total OF ZIG mis-
sionaries, 22S baptisms during the year,
IS churches and stations, POOL members,
% schools, and 5S7 pupils, and the con-
tributions from these mission churches
amounting to S3,Ol2.6l. Since the
above report was made to the convention
in May there has been reported lou bap-
tisms IN Mexico and 20 In China. The
report speaks of the fact that Virginia
led the column of her southern sisters
in contributions to foreign missions last
wear. but warned the pastorsand churches
to beware lest some other State should
this year "take her crown.
Dr. A. f. Dickinson spoke OF the i'm
portance of systematic collections all
through the year instead OF relying on
polished oratOry at the associations or
especial appeals and efforts at the close
of the year.
Rev. j. d. Brown, of Sussex county,
made a polished and graceful argument
in favor OF foreign missions.
Rev. Dr. Tiberius Gracious Jones, OF
Norfolk, made a Characteristic speech,
strong. fresh, incisive, eloquent, spark
ling with literary gems, and very effect
i've. in which he refuted the idea that
the heather can be saved without the
Gospel, aud made an earnest appeal that
the Gospel should be sent for tue saliva
ton of the heather.
Rev. DR.. Cathcart was called out and
made a very graceful acknowledgment
of the courtesy, and expressed his high
satisfaction at his visit
Further remarks were made by DIR. ~.
J.. Burrows, Dr. John Pollard, Professor
III. Ii. Harris, and Dr. A. L. Owen, and
the association adopted a resolution APP
proving of the action of the board OF
Norfolk in sending representatives, to
the district association, but urging them
not TO confne their appointments to
members of the board aud to consult
economy in the appointments. The re-
port was adopted.
NEXT MEETING.
Bristol was selected as the place for
the next meeting, the Tuesday after the
second Sunday in November next as the
time of meeting, and DR.. W. l.. Smith
as the preacher of the annual sermon.
The association resolved that the State
Mission Board proceed TO secure an aei
of incorporation as soon as possible.
The association voted that hereafter
the churches be requested to send lists
of their delegates to the General Associh'
ton, to be read at the beginning OF the
session.
Rev DIR. Burrows presented the report
of the committe 10 whom was referred
the question Of endorsing the Lynch